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Last Day! Wera Tools Fall Sale at KC Tool!
Last chance to take advantage of the Wera Tools Fall Sale at KC Tool!
Sale ends 11:59 CST December 31, 2014
The Wera Tools Fall Promo includes six different VDE (1000V insulated) sets. Check them out today!
14% Off Everything! Now through the end of the year
BD wins $50 to spend at KC Tool
Each month we give a $50 KC Tool gift certificate to one of our customers who left a product review in that month. The gift certificate is applied to the customer’s account so they can use it next time they make a purchase from KC Tool.
Strings? What strings? There are no strings attached. This is just a good old fashioned giveaway to thank those of you who leave reviews about the tools you buy from us. The more reviews you leave, the better your chances of winning.
“BD” from Battle Ground, Washington has luck on their side. They left five reviews in the month of November and Read More »
Black Friday Tool Deals @ KC Tool
20% OFF EVERYTHING*
Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. Coupon Code: BLACKFRIDAY
Check out our video on some additional deals on tools from Gedore tools, Knipex tools, Wera tools, and Wiha tools!
KC Tool awarded Google Trusted Store badge
KC Tool, which offers high quality German tools, was recently selected to join the Google Trusted Stores program. To help shoppers identify online merchants that offer a great shopping experience, the Google Trusted Store badge is awarded to e-commerce sites that demonstrate a track record of on-time shipping and excellent customer service.
When visiting the KC Tool website, shoppers can hover over the Google Trusted Store badge and see metrics on the store’s shipping and customer service performance. KC Tool currently has a 100% rating for excellent service and 99% rating for on-time shipping.
“The Google Trusted Stores program is great because it facilitates more transparency between our customers and KC Tool. The customer can have Google guarantee their purchase up to $1,000 and in exchange we get to show off our consistency and reliability; it’s a win-win situation,” said Derek Tran, Webmaster for KC Tool.
As an added benefit, when a shopper makes a purchase at a Google Trusted Store, they have the option to select free purchase protection from Google. Then in the unlikely event of an issue with their purchase, they can request Google’s help, and Google will work with KC Tool and the customer to address the issue. As part of this, Google offers up to $1,000 lifetime purchase protection for eligible purchases.
Google Trusted Stores is entirely free, both for shoppers and for online stores. The program helps online stores like KC Tool attract new customers, increase sales and differentiate themselves by showing off their excellent service via the badge on their websites.
KC Tool was started 2012 and is located in Olathe, KS (near Kansas City). KC Tool is committed to delivering high quality German tools at competitive prices with excellent customer service. With no order minimums and a variety of shipping options, KC Tool attracts both the individual buyer as well as the Fortunate 500 corporation.
New Wiha Precision Insulated Screwdrivers – Available Now @ KC Tool
Now available at KC Tool are the new Wiha Insulated Precision Screwdrivers. These precision screwdrivers, also known as “tweakers” are similar in touch and feel to Wiha’s popular PicoFinish series with the added benefit of being electrically insulated up to 1000V (10,000 Volt Tested, 1000 Volt Rated).
This new series comes in 5 Slotted and 3 Phillips sizes and is also available in two different Sets (8 piece # 32088 seen above).
A Guide to Knipex Diagonal Cutters
Wire cutters. Dikes. Diagonal pliers. Known by many names and found in nearly every tool box is a pair of diagonal cutters. This tool is used frequently by both professionals & DIY’ers for its simple yet effective purpose: to cut wire.
Knipex Tools are known for their craftsmanship & reliability. Knipex is also an innovator having 4 different styles of diagonal cutters as seen below.
The 4 styles of Knipex Diagonal Cutters: TwinForce®, X-Cut®, High Leverage Diagonal Cutter, and Diagonal Cutter.
The differences between the 4 series lie in the design of the joint — and subsequently the efficiency of how much hand force is transferred to the cut. Lets begin by looking at the TwinForce® series.Read More »
Scott M. wins $50 to spend at KC Tool
Each month we give a $50 KC Tool gift certificate to one of our customers who left a product review in that month. The gift certificate is applied to the customer’s account so they can use it next time they make a purchase from KC Tool.
Strings? What strings? There are no strings attached. This is just a good old fashioned giveaway to thank those of you who leave reviews about the tools you buy from us. The more reviews you leave, the better your chances of winning.
Scott Miller from Colorado Springs, CO has luck on his side. He left two reviews in the Month of October and Read More »
World Famous Tool Collector Dies at Age 87
I received an email today from Tools of the Trade with some news updates, one of which in particular caught my eye: “World Famous Tool Collector Dies at Age 87”
Being in the business of German tool sales, I have amassed quite a few tools over time without the goal nor intent of being a collector, however, “collection” would sum up my selection of tools at home (as would “organized chaos” or perhaps “method to the madness”).
A tool collection takes on a whole new meaning once you read about the late Ken Hawley, 87. Mr. Hawley began collecting tools in 1950 when he was a tool salesman in England. Over his lifetime he collected over “…2,000 joiner’s planes, 1,000 table knives, 260 micrometers, 50 anvils, 4,000 catalogues and thousands of associated photos and documents related to the sale and manufacture of tools…”¹
Mr. Hawley’s tool collection grew so much that “they are now part of the Ken Hawley Collection at Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield, UK.” I have never been to England but it remains on my bucket list as does now visiting the Ken Hawley Collection at Kelham Island Museum if and when I get the chance to hop across the pond.
I’ve seen many collectors of some of the truck brands (Snap-On, etc.) and while impressive, they are different as they are more in the name of brand loyalty (which I can certainly appreciate). It is neat to see someone with such enthusiasm and dedication to preserving a wide-array of examples of craftsmanship and the knowledge that comes along with that for future generations.
I invite and encourage you to read the article I received from Tools of the Trade written by David Frane as well as watching the YouTube video of Mr. Hawley’s collection (uploaded 2012):
World Famous Tool Collector Dies At Age 87 by David Frane
–KC Tool
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